The Nek is formed where Monash Valley
and Malone's Gully cut deeply into both sides of Baby 700. It is forever
associated with the Australian Light Horse, who made costly attacks here in
August 1915 immortalised in Peter Weir's film Gallipoli. The cemetery was made
in 1919, when the IWGC found the ground here literally covered with the remains
of the men who had fallen in 1915. Few were ever identified, which is reflected
in the cemetery with only five known burials and five special memorials.
However, the majority of the unknowns will undoubtedly be soldiers from the 8th
and 10th Light Horse killed on 7th August.

LOCATION

The Nek Cemetery is down a track, off
the main road up from ANZAC to Chunuk Bair. You must park your car close to a
Turkish Memorial to Sergeant Mehmet and walk - Walker's
Ridge Cemetery is a little way further along. There are good views down to
ANZAC from here, and north to Suvla. A system of trenches have been
reconstructed and 'preserved' close to the cemetery, and are worth exploring: we
found a NZ button here in May 2000!